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Apr 28, 1967:
Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction
On April 28, 1967, boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be
inducted into the U.S. Army and is immediately stripped of his
heavyweight title. Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for his
decision to forgo military service.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, on
January 14, 1942, the future three-time world champ changed his
name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after converting to Islam. He scored
a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and made his
professional boxing debut against Tunney Husaker on October 29,
1960, winning the bout in six rounds. On February 25, 1964, he
defeated the heavily favored bruiser Sonny Liston in six rounds
to become heavyweight champ.
On April 28, 1967, with the United States at war in Vietnam, Ali
refused to be inducted into the armed forces, saying "I ain't got
no quarrel with those Vietcong." On June 20, 1967, Ali was
convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison,
fined $10,000 and banned from boxing for three years. He stayed
out of prison as his case was appealed and returned to the ring
on October 26, 1970, knocking out Jerry Quarry in Atlanta in the
third round. On March 8, 1971, Ali fought Joe Frazier in the
"Fight of the Century" and lost after 15 rounds, the first loss
of his professional boxing career. On June 28 of that same year,
the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction for evading the
draft.
At a January 24, 1974, rematch at New York City's Madison Square
Garden, Ali defeated Frazier by decision in 12 rounds. On October
30 of that same year, an underdog Ali bested George Forman and
reclaimed his heavyweight champion belt at the hugely hyped
"Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, Zaire, with a knockout in the
eighth round. On October 1, 1975, Ali met Joe Frazier for a third
time at the "Thrilla in Manila" in the Philippines and defeated
him in 14 rounds. On February 15, 1978, Ali lost the title to
Leon Spinks in a 15-round split decision. However, seven months
later, on September 15, Ali won it back. In June 1979, Ali
announced he was retiring from boxing. He returned to the ring on
October 2, 1980, and fought heavyweight champ Larry Holmes, who
knocked him out in the 11th round. After losing to Trevor Berbick
on December 11, 1981, Ali left the ring for the final time, with
a 56-5 record. He is the only fighter to be heavyweight champion
three times. In 1984, it was revealed Ali had Parkinson's
disease.
73, K.O. N0KFQ
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